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  • Location: Bronx, Bronx, NY, USA
  • Cost: $170 per month (24 month contract)
  • Install: about 2 days
The fastest and most reliable ISP period. End of story.
Are you kidding. Samsung Boxes are real bad
Now that we have free upgrade to ultra 101mbs speed i give cv the nod over fios.
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July 17th 2013 update

The cv customers got a welcome speed upgrade from 50/8 to 101/35 no extra charge. This puts cv internet faster than the plan offerred by fios. I still give fios better grades when it comes to the DVR but if cv manages to offer unlimited storage i will give cv the edge.

March 17th 2013

After moving around like a gypsy the last 10 years i have settled down to live at the Throggs Neck Country Club area of the Bronx. The ordering was real easy online but i was not happy that even after i completed my order only and got a tel number assigned along with an install appointment i got a call from cablevision sales . They said i had to finalize the order with them but i was assigned another telephone number with different area code. I want happy. I also asked for 3 cable cards for my 3 tivi boxes. Thats becuase the samsung boxes take forever to change channel and they freeze alot. . You cant attach external hard drives and the list goes on.... After an adventure getting the right tivo cards installed i have the right cards and am generally satisfied with the television service. However, its the internet that really shines. I have the boost plus service and i get 60mbs down wich is more than the 50mbs promised.I also like the fact that OOL has all those hot spots all over the city. It allows me to connect my tablet when i am in range. Sure wish they had more of these. Phone service also good.

May 6th 2009

Well Verizon fios became available and for economic reasons i made the switch to FIOS. However, i dont retract anything i previously wrote about OOL. They are still in my opinion the best and fastest internet available. This is even more true because they have started to offer 102MBS download. I will miss the high speeds and reliability.

July 4th 2008

Well I actually am in my 8th year with OOL and its been there 99.99 percent of the time. Even when i experimented with Directv and Dish Network i still remained loyal to OOL and Optimum Voice. There is nothing better period. End of story. Its simply the best. When other ISP providers are actively testing new bandwidth limits OOL keeps its promise of truly unlimited service. I will remain a loyal OOL customer even if FIOS comes to my block.

5/25/07 Well I moved and in order to get the triple play discount again my wife used her name for opening an account. As a result we have phone, internet and OOL internet. The boost service is what we have and its very very fast. 30mbs down and 5mbs up. On all the tests i get about 95% of advertised speed. Its amazing. I do alot of legal music downloading from yahoo music and can download say 100 songs in 10 minutes or less. The only issue i have is that the boost service comes with webhosting. The tools they give though are not to user friendly to computer novices.

Well after i posted the below review OOL decided to Boost speeds to compete with verizons upcoming FIOS service. I personally think they are overreacting because in NYC area where most residents live in apartment buildings Verizon has yet to come up with a viable plan to offer FIOS to MDUs. OOL has boost 30mbs down and 2mbs up. Its very reliable but due to recent upgrades there were outages that lasted several days. This was unfortunate but this has only happened once in 5 years. Speeds are close to advertised. Customer service is great if you know who to talk to. I usually ask a VIP for assistance on disconnects and he has been a blessing. I only wish the offerings from there video unit and VOIP was as good. I would sign up.

I had the service years ago when they started in yonkers. It was rock solid then and i actually thought speeds would decrease over time. They have not. What you see is what you get. close to adverstised speeds on a wireless g router nontheless.

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Rax
Premium Member
join:2003-11-13
Floral Park, NY
·Verizon FiOS

Rax

Premium Member

OOL is not vetter than verizon

i have tested verizon and OOL in the same house and fios beats it hands down if you want connectivity but if you want worse speeds and tech support then get ool but the speeds are not constant and you dont get 95% of the speed its more like 80% sometimes and 50% other times. it gets really bad sometimes and i even filed a complaint with the BBB about this so dont get OOL.

ITALIAN926
join:2003-08-16

ITALIAN926

Member

paystub pls ?

Cablevision should pay you for this advertisement.. oh, they probably already do. lol
bronxlcsw
join:2005-09-21
Bronx, NY

bronxlcsw

Member

I Love Optimum Online

Well i am one of those nuts that constantly tests the connection and i have never had lower than 95% of advertised speed. Look i hate cablevision because they rip you off with television service but i need to give credit where credit is due. Verizon may be better but i have no way of testing in my neighborhood (Pelham Bay Bronx) Only regular verizon 3/768 service. I am telling you what i experience on OOL service. I have no stocks or financial interest.

Rax
Premium Member
join:2003-11-13
Floral Park, NY
·Verizon FiOS

Rax

Premium Member

Re: I Love Optimum Online

my friend lives in the bronx and he has problems just like everyone i know has problems with OOL. sometimes its good and sometimes its bad and it does this every week but for $45 a month its a good deal. i'm just saying verizon is better and more stable for everyone rather than some OOL nodes getting more users and getting slower speeds.

i'm also sorry to say i bet you dont always get that speed because everyone in the bronx doesnt get that from all the speed tests i looked at in the speedtest list so post some test to prove it. OOL SUCKS FOR CONSISTENT SPEEDS AND THEY DO NOT GUARANTEE THE SPEEDS THEY OFFER SO YOU CAN GET HALF OF THAT SPEED AND IT IS FINE WITH THEM CAUSE IT IS UP TO SPEEDS.
NYC Girl
Premium Member
join:2007-02-04
Bronx, NY

NYC Girl

Premium Member

I Love OOL Too :)

FIOS is going to be too expensive. I live in a new building and I don't think they will rip out Cablevision for Fios anyway.

bhan261
join:2001-02-12
New York, NY

bhan261

Member

Re: I Love OOL Too :)

said by NYC Girl:

FIOS is going to be too expensive. I live in a new building and I don't think they will rip out Cablevision for Fios anyway.
They probably won't rip out Cablevision. Our building was wired by RCN after Time Warner had already wired it. I'm assuming Verizon will also be allowed in the building if they ask.
NYC Girl
Premium Member
join:2007-02-04
Bronx, NY

NYC Girl

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Re: I Love OOL Too :)

said by bhan261:

said by NYC Girl:

FIOS is going to be too expensive. I live in a new building and I don't think they will rip out Cablevision for Fios anyway.
They probably won't rip out Cablevision. Our building was wired by RCN after Time Warner had already wired it. I'm assuming Verizon will also be allowed in the building if they ask.
This is true, thanks!
Bobcat79
Premium Member
join:2001-02-04

Bobcat79

Premium Member

Your review made me laugh

quote:
If you can get it then dont even bother with Verizon. Its the best deal period.

Well Verizon fios became available and for economic reasons i made the switch to FIOS.
So much for OOL being "the best deal". Ha, ha.

Cablevision sucks donkey balls.